Heel-seat-fitting machine



Aug. 19, 1930.

F. H. PERRY 1,773,276

HEEL SEAT FITTING MACHINE Filed July l1, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 19, 1930, F, H KPERRY 1,773,276

HEEL SEAT FITTING MACHINE Filed July ll, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Figz 7 l VVEA/T/EL /md Aug. .19, 1930. F. H. PERRY 1,773,275

HEEL SEAT FITTING MACHINE Filed Ju1y11,.l 1925 4 sneetssneez 3 Augi 19, 1930. F. H. PERRY HEEL SEAT FITTING MACHINE Filed July ll, 1925 4 Sheeis-Sheet 4 Patented Aug. 19, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT; OFFICE FREDERICK H. PERRY, DECEASED, LATE OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, BY EDNA A. PERRY, EXECUTRIX, OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, .ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPOEATION, OF PATERSON, l^TFf`i7r JERSEY, .A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY EIEEL-SEATFITTING MACHINE Application filed Tuy 1I., 1923, Serial No. 650,920, and in Canada August 25, 1922.

This invention relates tothe manufact-ure of shoes and is ldisclosed in connection with a heel seat litt-ing machine arranged to trim the peripheral portions of the heel seatsof shoes to which wood'heels are subsequently to be attached.

In themanufacture of shoes to which wood heels are to be attached, itv is usual, prior to the attachment of the heels, lto trim away surplus material from about the periphery of the heel seat of the sole of each slice, leaving the heel seat in Vcondition and of a shape to fit the concaved attaching surface of the Wood heel. This operation, which is commonly spoken of as heel seatfitting,liasbeen performed for the most part by hand. The workman first applies a wood heel to the sole of the shoe to which it is to be attached and marks the location of the breast of the heel cn the sole, then with a knife he cuts into the sole at the position of the breast corners and trims olil the surplus material to the rear of the breast corners, beveling the edge of the sole so that it approximates the concavity of the heel seat of the wood heel.v To perform this operation properly takes some degree of skill and considerable care. On the other hand, since this work is ordinarily paid for at a piece rate, the tendency of the workers is to save time at the expense of quality by trimming off an excess of material. In view of these and other considerations it is an object of this invention to improve the quality of the work and to reduce the time spent in performing this operation.

In its method aspect, this invention c0mprises a method of heel seat fitting in which buckling of the sole during thetrimming operation is prevented by performing the trimming while the sole is under tension. As eX einplified herein, the shoe is presented to a cutting tool so as to bring the heel breast line of the sole of the shoe into engagement with the cutting edge of the tool, after which relative movement of the shoe and the cutting tool trims the surplus stock simultaneously from the two sides and finally from the rear portion of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe. Thus as exemplified herein the cutting tool itself tensions the sole as it cuts.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a Yheel seat fitting machine which will be simple in construction, accurate and reliable in operation, and which can be operated effectively by unskilled help.

With this in view the illustrated machine is so organized that its trimming tool is arranged to move relatively to the sole of a shoe from the heel breast line rearwardly so that the resistance of the sole to the cutting edge of the tool tends to keep the sole tensioned as the entire cut is made. As already set forth, when the operation lis performed in this manner, the possibility of the sole buckling in front of the cutting edge of the tool is obviated. As the shoe to be operated upon and the trimming tool arev relatively positioned prior to the trimming of the sole with the cutting edge of the tool at the heel breast line of the sole, this insures that the forward extent of the trimmed or litted heel seat will coincide with 4the breast of the heel which is to be applied to the shoe. Conveniently and as illustrated, the breast cuts ai'e made prior to the performing of this stock removing' operation, the trimming cutter being placed iii and starting its operation at these breast cuts.

A further feature of the invention coniprlses a novel arrangement by which cuttingl means, illustrated as a pair of knives moving transversely of the sole, make the breast cuts at the forward extremity ofthe fitted heel seat portion, the cutting means being war-v ranged for movement either normally to oi' at an inclination to the edge of the sole so that they may be adjusted to shape the breast cut to the type of heel which is to be attached. Thus, if a Louis heel having an overhanging breast is to be attached to a shoe, these knives will move in a path'substantially normal to the edge of the sole, while if a Cuban heel is to be attached, they will enter the sole obliquely, their path 0f movement having a component rearwardly as well as transversely of the sole, and in either caseV will forni abutments adjacent to the heelvbreast line designed to co-operate with the corresponding portion of a heel to be attached to the shoe.

`With the above and other objects and features in view, the invention will now be described in connection with the accompanying drawings which illustrate a heel seat tittin machine constructed to operate in accor noe with thepresent invention.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the machine;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the top of the machine with part of the casing broken awa to show the drive mechanism;

`l? g. 3 is a top plan View of the front part of the machine; Y

Fig. 4 is a top plan view showing part of the shoe supporting means and the heel measuring device;

Fig., 5 1s a sideelevation ofthose parts of the .machine whichlare 1shown in plan in Fig. 4;t j j Y i v 6 is a section looking .toward the front of t machine, immediately back of and showing the meansA for operating a soledisoamg prese: im;

7 1s a rear view showing the relation of presser foot .to the work 8 is an isometric view showing the shou derfforming knives and the adjusting therefor; and l F" j 9 and 10am' perspective views showing t e heel seats of shoes fitted on the mac e ,The machine is supported on a suitable base or pedestal (F1 1) in which is journaled a main drive sha 22 vdriven by a pulley 24 and controlled by a clutch of any desired type which may be manually controlled by a treadle or other lever 26. Shaft 22 carries a worm 28 driving a worm wheel 30 mounted on a cam shaft 32. Cam shaft 32 carries a series of cams operating a series of bell crank levers mounted on a transverse shaft 34, as well as a cam for stopping the machine at the end of, each revolution of the cam shaft 32.

Shoes which are to be fitted by the machine are supported by a pair of jaws 36 (Figs. 2 and 3) each of which consists of a suitably shaped block of rubber or other yielding material mounted in an angularly adjustablecarrier 38 which is attached to a sliding rod 40. Rods 40 are formed each with a reduced portion which is surrounded by Va coil spring 42 and each rod with its spring is enclosed in a cylindrical casing 44, the .spring bein held under compression by a threaded bushing 46 formed with a central hole through which rod 40 may slide. By this arrangement, movement of casings 44 to- Ward each other operates through springs 42 yieldingly to advance rods 40 and therefore jaws 36. This arrangement is generally like the arrangement of the corresponding parts shown in United States Letters Patent No. 1,288,436, granted Dec. 17, 1918, on an application of B. F. Mayo. Casings 44 are arranged to slide in arms 48 carried by the machine fra-me as described in the above-identi fied patent.

Integral with, or attached to, each casing 44 is a member 50 (Figs. 1 and 2) connected by a link to a bell crank lever 52 connected by links 54 with a bar 56 which is urged toward the rear of the machine by a coil spring 58. Bar 56 is o erated to close the jaws by a push rod 60 Fig. 1) o erated by a bell crank lever 62 connected y a link 64 wit-h a treadle 66. Treadle 66 `is arranged to be depressed against the resistance of a spring 68 and to be held in its lowered position by a pawl 7 0 engaging a ratchet 72 until released by the operator. bExcept for the connection to the treadle the above described operating connections for jaws 36 maybe,and are shown as being, the same as the corresponding parts illustrated in the above-'identified patent.

The position of the shoe at the time it is gripped by these jaws is illustrated as determined by a back gage 74 (Figs. 2, 4 and 5) carried by a support 76 (Figs. 4 and 5) which also carrles creaseplates 78 formed to leave a cut out portion 80 between them so that they enter the rand crease about the rear end of the shoe and support the periphery of the sole. The support 76 may, if desired, be made in two parts as shown in Fig. 4, joined Vby a dovetail joint 82, or two separate plates might-be provided yieldingly urged together and separated for the insertion of a shoe by being connected to treadle 66 in the same manner as described in United States Letters Patent No. 1,307,285, granted September 14, 1915, on an application of S. J. lVentworth and F. H. Perry.

The support 76 is carried by a slide 84 mounted in the frame of the machine for sliding movement backward and forward to vary the position of plates 78 and gage 74, in order to change the position of a shoe supported by jaws 36 to determine the position of the heel breast line, and thus to vary the length of the heel seat according to the length of the heel seat surface of the heel which is to be attached. In order properly to position the back gage 74, the heel to be attached, or one like it, is placed on a horizontal support 86 with one edge of its heel seat surface in engagement with a fixed abutment 88. The length of the seat surface of the heel is measured by a movable gage'member 90 carried by an arm 92 adjustably attached to slide 84. To -facilitate the operation of this measuring device and the simultaneous movement of slide 84 with said gage 74, arm 92 is continued to form a rack 94 operated by a pinion 96 mounted on a shaft 98 to which is attached a manually operable lever 100. To prevent the setting of the machine from being unintentionally disturbed, lever 100 carries a spring-pressed plunger 102 arranged to engage frictionally with a segment 104.

As best shown in Fig. 8, the shoulders or abutments on opposite sides of the sole at theV heel breast line are formed by a pair of angular knives clamped by screws 112 in the split ends of arms 114, said shoulders being designedto co-operate with a correspond- -ing portion of the heel. Arms 114 are carried by lever members 116 mounted to turn on short shafts 118 carried by sleeves 120 se cured to the bottoms yof vertical adjusting shafts 122. Adjusting shafts 122 pass vertically through a bracket 121 on the front of a slide 123 carried by the machine frame and may be turned, to adjust the angle at which knives 110-operate on the'sole, by gear segments 124 clampedr to their upper ends by screws 126. Gear segments 124 are operated by a rack on a rotatable adjusting member 128 provided with a nur-led handle and thread at'its rear end into slide 123. VKnives 110 may be adjusted vertically by releasing screws 126 and then turning hand screws 127 which bear against the upper ends of shafts 122. Springs are provided to co-operate with the screws 127 to determine the position of the knives.

Lever members 116 are operated to rock knives 110 toward the sole by pitmen 140 connected thereto by` suitable swivel joints 142 (Figs. 2 and 8). Pitmen 140 are connected by ball and socket joints to diverging arms of a rock member 144 (Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 6) which is formed with a vertical operating arm 146 connected by a link 148 with a bell crank lever 150 (Fig. 1) mounted on a shaft 34 and carrying a cam roll engaging a cam 152 on cam shaft 32 (Fig. 2). Knives 110 are operated in a curved path about horizontal axes outside the plane of the sole as illustrated in Fig. 8 to form shoulders at the heel breast line, moving from the edges of the sole inwardly and from the attaching surface through to the tread surface, and are then immediately withdrawn. By manipulation of the adjusting member 128 the angle at which the knives operate can readily be adjusted, and their height can be adjusted by screws 127 against the resistance of springs 125. Itwill be noted that the form of the yshoulder cut in the sole may be changed by using a knife of a different formation.

After the shoulders have been formed as above described, the Waste material about the rear of the periphery of the sole is removed by a cutting tool (Figs. 1 and 2), illustrated as provided with three curved knife blades, clamped in the ends of arms formed onk a rock member 162 mounted on a shaft 163 carried by arms 164 depending from slide 123. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2 each blade is in the form of a-portion of a cylindrical surface with a straight cutting edge constituting an element of the cylinder. Rock member 162 is operated to insert and withdraw the knives by a link 168 connected to a rock arm 170 shown as integral with rock member 162, link 168 being connected to a cam operated lever 169 (Fig. 1). In the embodimentof the invention illustrated in the drawings, one of the knife blades operates down each side of thesole and the third op` erates to remove the waste stock from the rear end of the sole as 'the knives move rectilinearly from the heel breast line toward the rear. Thus the sole is trimmed as illustrated'in Figs. 9 and 10.

A presser foot is also carried by slide 123 (Fig. 1) and is urged downwardly by a spring 182 against the sole of the shoe immediately in advance of knives 160.

Presser foot 18() is mounted on the 'bottom of a rod surrounded by spring 182, the top of the rodbeing formed as a threaded stem carrying lock nuts 184 arranged to be engaged by a fork at the forward end of a lever 186 pivoted on the standard attached to slide 23 rear end of lever 186 is turned downwardly and is arranged to engage, near the end of the rearward movement of slide 123, with a stationary rod or abutment 190 carried by the machine frame in order to lift presser foot 180 from the work (Figs. 1 and 3).

l/Vhen the presser foot is thus lifted from the work at the end of the cycle of operation .i

of the machine, it is latched in its upper position by the nose of a plunger 183 urged by a spring 187 under a lug 185 carried by lever 186. The plunger 183 is guided by a sleeve on the slide 123, or in any other suitable manner. l/Vhen the slide 123 moves forward during the first part of the next cycle of operation of the machine, the presser foot is held latched in its upper position. When the rock member 144 is turned to operate the knives 110, a projection 191 (Fig. 6) on the` `rock member engages a sleeve 189 clamped to the plunger 183, withdrawing the plunger yfrom beneath the lug on the lever 18.6, and allowing the spring 182 to force the presser 'foot against the work. This occurs before the knives 110 have .actually begun to cut.

Slide 123 is connected by a link 192 with a bell crank lever 194 operated by a cam on cam shaft 32, arranged to move slide 123 forward and back at appropriate times in the operation of the machine.

1n operation, a heel is first placed on support 86 in engagement with abutment 88, and handle 10() is manipulated to bring gage member 90 against the opposite edge ofthe heel seat surface of the heel, thereby to adjust the back gage 74. Then the lasted shoe which is to be fitted for the heel so measured is placed in the machine by the operator, with its back seam against the back gage 74 and with the crease plates 78 in the rand crease of the shoe which carries rock member 144. The

supporting the periphery of the sole. At this shoetdhld Jit in position, treadle 66 being held'down during the operation of the maohinehypawl 70. Thus the shoe is held with itsheelabreast line in .position to be operated on Eknives 1:10.

\ seeing that the shoe is properly positionedn the machine, the operator manipulates treadle lever 26 to connect shaft 22 to shoulders have been formed by these knives,

th'e'knives' are entirely withdrawn from the work. i Lever 169 is then operated by its cam to rock member 162;in sucha manner as to bring the cutter or knives 160 into engagement with the tread surface of the sole. The edge portions of the Soleto the rear of the transverse cut made by knives 110 project upward ly, as shown in Fig. 7, being deflected by the joint action of plates 78 and presser foot 180,

while forward of this cut the edges of the sole are held down by the sole attaching stitching andlie relatively fiat. Thus knives 160 are positioned to enter the substance of the upwardly projecting edge portion of the sole at the heel-breast line, their cutting edges being substantially in engagement with and parallel to the median ortlon of the heel-scat of the `sole. Wh e Aknives 160 are held in this vposition lever 194 is operated to pull slide 123 toward the `rear of the machine, link 168 being simultaneously pulled rearwardl by lever 169. Slide 123 carries also e mechanism for operating knives 110, which at this time merely rides idly back and forth as the knives have been withdrawnfrom the Work, and also'carries presser foot A180 and knives 160 together with their operating mechanism. The central part ofthe sole is pushed down between supports 78 by the presser foot, to distort the sole as shown in Fig. 7, so that the side knives V16() trim off the waste material, forming a shoulder. as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. The central knife 160 is at this time above the sole and has no cutting action- As the slide 123 nears the end of its rearward movement, presser foot 180 is lifted by engagement of lever 186 with abutment 190 to bring it above the level of supports 78, and at approximately the same time the central knife 160 operates to trim off the rear part of the sole which projects above supports 78. Further rotation of shaft 32 returns all the various parts to their initial positions whereupon the machine comes to rest and the operator, after tripping pawl 7 (l,V removes the shoe from the machine. It will be noticed that as knives 160 move from the heel breast line rearwardly they tend to tension the sole during the entire trimming operation, thus obviating any tendency to buckle and producing an operating condition conducive to clean cutting.

As illustrated in Fig. 9, the heel seat of a shoe has been fitted for the attachment of a Louis heel, knives 110 having entered the sole as shown in Fig. 8 in a path substantially at right angles to its periphery to form breast cuts 154. Fig. 10, on the other hand, illustrates a shoe fitted for the attachment of a Cuban heel, knives 110 having a component of movement in a direction rearwardly of the shoe so that the shoulders formed at 156 in the sole correspond in form to the curved breast Yof a Cuban heel.

Having describel the invention, what is claimed as new and is desired to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. That improvement in methods of fitting the heel seats of shoes for the attachment of heels which is characterized by the performance of substantially the entire operation of trimming surplus material from theperiphcry of the heel seat of a sole after the forepart ofthe sole is attached to a shoe and while the entire portion of the heel-seat of the sole between the heel breast line and the trimming means is under tension lengthwise of the sole.

2. That method of fitting the heel seats of shoes for the attachment of heels which comprises moving a cutting tool into engagement with the sole of the shoe at the heel breast line, and then causing relative movement of the shoe and the cutting tool lengthwise of the shoe so as to trim surplus material simultaneously from the two sides of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe.

3. That improvement in methods of heel seat fitting to prepare the heel seats of shoes for the attachment of wood heels which comprises bringing a cutting tool into engagement with the sole of a shoe at the heel breast line, and thereafter operating the cutting tool to trim surplus material from and to bevel substantially the entire periphery of the heel seat of the sole while simultaneously exerting a lengthwise tension on the sole to prevent its buckling in front of the tool.

4. That method of fitting the heel seats of shoes for the attachment of heels which comprises bringing a cutting tool into engagement with the sole of a shoe at the heel breast line and moving the cutting tool rearwardly to tr1m surplus material from the two sides and from the rear portion of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe while maintainingthe sole under tension to avoid buckling as the tool trims the sole.

5. That method of fitting the heel seats of soles of shoes for thev attachment of heels which comprises making a pair of breast cuts in the sole at the location of the breast corners of the heel seat, bringing a trimming tool intoV engagement with the sole at said breast cuts and movin the trimming tool rearwardly of the solo to trim 'surplus material from the peripheral portion of the heel seat of the sole.

6. rilhat method of fitting the heel seats of the of slices for the attachment of heels which comprises deflect the peripheral portion of the heel seat of the sole of a shoe away from the shoe upper and trimming oli' surplus deflected material with a knife moving from the heel breast line rearwardly.

7. An improved method of fitting the heel seats of shoes for the attachment of heels in which surplus material is trimmed from the periphery of the heel seat portion of a sole attached to a shoe, characterized by the performance of the trimming operation upon both edges of the heel seat while the entire portion of the heel-seat of the sole between the heel breast line and the trimming means is under tension lengthwise of the sole.

8. A heel seat fitting machine having shoepositioning means, a trimming cutter, means for operating the cutter to trim surplus material from the periphery of the heel seat portion of a sole attached to a slice, and means to tension lengthwise of the sole the portion of the sole upon which it has operated, dursubstantially the entire trimming operation. I

9. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, shoe-positioning means, means for cutting a heel breast receiving abutment in a sole positioned thereby, a trimming knife, and means for causing relative movement of the knife and said positioning` means lengthwise of a sole positioned by said positioning means to trim surplus material from the periphery of the heel seat portion of the sole after the cutting of the heel breast receiving abutment constructed and arranged to cause the knife to tension the sole during substantially the entire trimming operation.

10. A heel seat fittinon machine having, in combination, a trimming cutter, and means for relatively moving a shoe and said cutter to operate simultaneously at both edges of the sole from the heel breast line rearwardly to remove surplus material from the periphery of the heel seat of the sole to fit it for the attachment of a heel.

11. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a trimming knife, and means for bringing the knife into engagement with the tread surface of the sole of a shoe at opposite ends of the heel breast line and for relatively moving the knife and the shoe to cause the knife to operate rearwardly to remove surplus material about the periphery of the sole to lit it for the attachment of a heel.

12. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a knife, a support for a shoe, means for causing relative movement of the knife and a shoe carried by the support to cause the edge of the knife to contact with the tread surface of the sole of the shoe at opposite ends of the heel breast line, and means for causing relative movement of the knife and the shoe to cause the cutting edge of the knife to pass rearwardly relatively to the shoe to trim the heel seat portion of the shoe to convex form.

13. vA heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a support for a shoe, a cutter, and means for relatively moving the support and the cutter in a directionV having a substantial component at right angles to the tread surface of the solek of a Shoe on the support to bring the cutter substantially into engagement with the tread surface of the sole at the heel breast line and for then relatively moving the shoe and the cutter lengthwise of the shoe to cause the cutter to remove surplus material about the periphery of the sole to fit it for the attachment of' a heel.

14. A heel seat fitting machine having shoe positioning means, a knife movable to bring its cutting edge into engagement with the sole of the shoe at the heel breast line, and means for moving the knife rectilinearly rearwardly of the shoe to cause the knife to trim the surplus material from the periphery of the heel seat portion of the sole.

15. A heel seat fitting machine having, in

combination, means for supporting a shoe, and aI knife arranged to move downwardly substantially into engagement with the tread surface of the sole of the shoe at the heel breast line and thereafter to move rearwardly to trim surplus material simultaneously from both edges of the sole of the shoe.

16. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a knife, means for moving said knife downwardly to bring its cutting edge substantially into engagement with the tread surface of a shoe sole at the heel breast line with the cutting edge of the knife substantially parallel to the tread surface of the central part of the heel-seat of the sole, and means for thereafter moving the knife rearwardly to perform the heel seat fitting operation.

17. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a knife arranged to perform a heel seat fitting operation upon shoes, and means for positioning a shoe predetermined relation to the knife, the knife being arranged to move substantially into engagement with the tread surface of the sole at the heel breast line with the cutting edge of the knife extending in the general direction of the heel-breast line and thereafter to move rearwardly so as to trim surplus material from the heel seat portion of the sole.

18. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a knife having a curved surface and an elongated cutting edge, means for movingfsaid knife to'bring its cutting edge substantially into engagement Y with the median portion of the sole of a shoe transversely thereof, and means for thereafter moving said knife longitudinally of the shoe to trim: surplus stock from the periphery of the heelis'eat portion of the sole of the shoe.

"19. A lieel seat fitting machine having, in Iombination, a knife provided with a curved bladeand a straight cutting edge, means for moving said knife to bring its cutting edge substantially into engagement with median portion of the tread surface of the sole of a shoe at the heel breast line, and means for thereafter moving the knife rearwardly to perform the heel seat fitting operation.

` 20. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, shoe positioning means, a slide, a knife carried by said slide and movable to Vbring' its cutting edge substantially into engagement with the median portion of the sole of a shoe positioned by said means at the heel breast line of'its sole, and means for moving the slide rearwardly of the shoe to causethe knife to trim surplus material. from the periphery of the heel seat portion of the sole of the shoe.

21. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a knife, means for supporting a shoe in operative relation thereto, and means for causing relative movement of the knife and the shoe first in a direction having a substantal-com onent at right angles to the tread surface of t e sole of the shoe to bring the edge of the knife into engagement with the sole at the heel breast line and thereafter rearwardly to trim off surplus material from the pelripheral portion of the heel seat of the so e.

22. A machine ofthe class described having, in combination, means to support a shoe sole with the peripheral portion of its heel seat surface deflected, a knife, means for causing relative movement of the sole and the knife to cause the cutting edge of the knife to enga e the sole at the heel breast line, and means or causing relative movement of the knife and the sole in a direction to cause the knife to trim the deflected material from the heel breast line rearwardly of the sole.

23. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means to support a shoe so e with the peripheral portion of its heel seat surface deflected, a knife, means for causing relative movement of the sole and the knife to cause the cutting edge of the knife to engage the sole at the heel breast line, and means for causing relative rearward movement of the knife and the sole to cause the knife to trim surplus material from the deiected periphery of the heel seat of the sole.

24. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, means for supporting a shoe sole with the peripheral portion of its heel seat deflected, a knife, means for moving the knife to bring the cutting edge of its blade into engagement with the sole at the heel breast line, and means for thereafter moving the knife to trim surplus material from thc deflected peripheral portion of the heel seat of the sole.

25. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, means to deflect from its normal plane the peripheral portion of the heel seat of a sole, means for cutting a pair of heel breast receiving shoulders at the heel breast line of the sole, a knife having a straight cutting edge and a blade curved about an axis transverse to the sole, means for rotating the knife about said axis to bring its cutting edge into engagement with the sole adjacent to said heel breast receiving shoulders, and means for thereafter moving the knife rearwardly to trim surplus material from the defiected portion of the sole 26. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, means to deflect from its normal plane the peripheral portion of the heel seat of the sole of a shoe, a knife having a blade curved about an axis transverse to the sole of the shoe and a straight cutting edge, means for rotating the knife about said axis to bring its cutting edge into engagement with the sole of the shoe at the heel breast line, and means for thereafter moving the knife rearwardly to trim surplus material from the deflected portion of the sole.

27. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, means for supporting a shoe sole with the peripheral portion of its heel seat deflected, a knife having a blade formed as a portion of a cylindrical surface with its axis parallel to the cutting edge of the blade and transverse to the sole of the shoe, means for rotating the knife about said axis to bring the cutting edge of its blade into engagementwith the sole at the heel breast line, and means for thereafter moving the knife blade rearwardly of the sole to trim surplus material from the deflected peripheral portion of the heel seat of the sole.

28. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a pair of relatively movable jaws arranged to grip the counter portion of a shoe to support the shoe during the heel seat fitting operation, a knife having a cutting edge substantially parallel to the median portion of the sole of a shoe gripped by said jaws, and means to move said knife into engagement with the sole of the shoe and thereafter rearwardly relatively to the sole to trim surplus material simultaneously from the opposite edges of the heel seat portion of the sole of the shoe.

29. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a pair of relatively movable jaws for gripping the counter portion of a shoe, and a cutting tool arranged to move downwardly into engagement with the sole of inf/3,2767:

the shoe at both ends of the heel breast line and thereafter to move lrearwardly to trim surplus stock simultaneously from both edges of the sole of the shoe.

30. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a plate arranged to enter the rand. crease of a shoe to support the peripheraliportion of the sole of the shoe, and a cutting tool arranged to move into Contact with 'the sole of the shoe at both. ends of the heel? breast line and thereafter to move rearwardly so as to trim simultaneously from both edges of the sole surplus material supported by said plate.

3l.. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a plate arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe to support the peripheral portion of the sole of the shoe, al knife, and, means for moving the knife downwardly 1ntol contact with the sole of the shoe at the heelbreast line and thereafter rearwardly so as to trim from the sole surplus material supported by said. plate.

32. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a knife arranged to perform a heel seat fitting operation upon shoes, a creaseguide arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe to position the shoe in predetermined relation to the knife, and means for moving the knife into engagement with the sole of the shoe at the heel breast line and thereafter rearwardly so as to trim surplus material from the heel seat portion of the sole.

33. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a crease plate arranged to'enter the rand crease of a shoe, a slide movable in a direction. substantially parallel to the solo of a shoe positioned with said crease guide in its rand crease, a knife and a presser member carried by said slide and movable therewith to bring the presser member into contact with the sole of the shoe near the heel breast line of the soleand means for moving the knife and the presser member rearwardly toward the heel end of the shoe to cause the knife to trim surplus material from the periphery of the heel seat portion ofthe sole of the shoe.

34. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, means for supporting the periphery of the heel seat portion of the sole of a shoe, a knife, means for moving the knife to bring its cutting edge into engagement with the sole of the shoe at the heel breast line, a presser foot arranged to engage the sole at the rear of the knife, and means for moving the knife and the presser foot rearwardly to trim surplus material from the peripheral portion of the heel seat of the sole.

35. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a sliding carriage, a presser foot and a cutting device mounted on said carriage,means to bring the presser foot and the cutting device int-o engagement with the sole of a shoe, and means to operate the carriage to cause the presser foot and the cutting device to co-operate in removing surplus material from the rear end of the sole by a cut beginning at the heel breast line.

'36. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a support for a shoe, a carriage movable longitudinally of the shoe, a presser foot and a cutting device mounted on the carriage, and means to hold the presser foot and the cutting device in inoperative position when they carriage" moves forward and to bring them down into engagement with the sole of the shoe when the carriage is in its forward position with the cutting device substantially at the heel breast line of the sole of the shoe.

37. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a movable carriage, a presser foot and a rock member mounted. on said carriage, a cutting device carried by the rock member, and means to rock said member toA brin the cutting deviceagainst the sole of a shoe at the heel breast line and then to operate the carriage to cause the cutting device to remove surplus material from the rear end of the sole by a cut beginning substantially y at the licei breast line.

A heel seat litt-ing machine having, in combination, a support for a shoe, a carriage movable longitudinally of the shoe, a presser foot and cutting device mountedon the carriage, and means vto hold the presser foot andi the cutting device in inoperative position when the carriage moves forward andv to bring them down into engagement with the sole of the shoe when the carriage is in its forward position with the cutting devicey substantially at the heel breast line of the sole of the shoe and for then moving the carriage rearwardly to cause the cutting device to remove surplus material from the rear end of the sole by a cut beginning substantially at the heel breast line.

39. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, supporting jaws to grasp the upper of a shoe on opposite sides of the counter portion frictionally to support it against vertical pressure, and means for operating on the sole of a shoe supported thereby to remove surplus material from the rear end of the sole to form a generally convex surface to nt the concave seat of a heel.

4-0. Amachine as defined by claim 39 having a manually operated lever, and connections therefrom for operating said aws.

ll. A heel seat fitting machine having a work support and a cutting tool arranged to rim surplus material from the periphery of the heel seat of a shoe carried by said work support, characterized by a holddown member movable into engagement with the heel seat portion of the sole of theshoe near the heel breast line of the sole to hold the heel portion of the sole securely in place during the performance of the heel seat fitting operation, and means for moving said holddown member rearwardly of the shoe during the performance of the operation.

42. heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a pair of oppositely disposed shoulder-forming cutters, means for moving the cutters arranged to cause the cutters to cut' from the edge of a sole inwardly and from the attaching surface toward the tread surface to form shoulders at opposite edges ofthe sole of a shoe, and an adjusting device to determine the path of movement of the cutters when operated by said means.

'43. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a pair of oppositely disposed shoulder-forming cutters, means for moving the cutters toward each other to operate on the sole of a shoe, and means for adjusting each cutter about a vertical axis to change the direction of its movement with respect to the shoe to change the shape of the breast line determined by the cutters.

44. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a pair of oppositely disposed shoulder-forming cutters, a mounting for each cutter constructed and arranged to move the cutters transversely across the sole of a shoe, and a carrier for each mounting ".ncluding a vertical shaft and means for angularly adjusting each shaft to change the direction of movement of the cutter to vary the shape of the heel breast line determined thereby.

heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a shoulder-forming cutter, an arm movable about a horizontal axis to move the cutter transversely across the sole of a shoe, a vertical angularly adjustable carrier for the arm, and a device angularly to adjust the carrier to change the direction of movement of the cutter with respect to the shoe.

46. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a shoulder-forming cutter, a horizontal shaft and a rock arm mounted thereon for moving the cutter transversely Y across the sole of a shoe at the heel breast line,

and means for angularly adjusting the horizontal shaft about a vertical axis to change the direction of movement of the cutter.

47. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a shoulder-forming cutter, means for moving said cutter transversely of the tread surface of a shoe sole to a cut heel breast receiving shoulder therein, and means to adjust the position of the cutter in a direction substantially at right angles to its path of movement to change the depth of the heel breast engaging shoulder formed thereby.

' 48. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a transversely movable shoulder-forming cutter, a carrier therefor, and means to adjust the carrier in a direction substantially at right angles to its path of movement to change the depth of the shoulder formed by the cutter.

49. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a pair of shoulder-forming cutters, members carrying the cutters and arranged to rock about horizontal axes to operate the cutters, and means simultaneously to adjust said members about vertical axes in opposite directions.

50. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a pair of oppositely disposed shoulder-forming cutters, a pair of vertical shafts, rock members carrying the cutters and connected to the shafts to rock about horizontal axes to operate the cutters, and means simultaneously angularly to adjust the vertical shafts in opposite directions to change the directions of movement of the cutters.

5l. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a support for a shoe, a pair of knives having angular cutting edges, means to move the knives toward each other to form shoulders on opposite sides of the sole of the shoe at the heel breast line, and means simultaneously to adjust the knives in opposite directions about vertical axes to change the shape of the heel breast line defined by their operation.

52. A machine for operating on shoes having, in combination, a support for a shoe, a pair of sole trimming cutters on opposite sides of a shoe supported thereby, arms carrying the cutters and mounted to rock about horizontal axes to operate the cutters, vertical shafts carrying said armsand arranged substantially in alinement with opposite edges of the sole of the shoe at the heel breast line, and means angularly to adjust said shafts to (tzhange the direction of movement of the cuters.

. 53. A machine for operating on shoes having, 1n combination, a support for a shoe, a p air of sole trimming cutters on opposite sides of a shoe supported thereby, arms carrylng the cutters and mounted to rock about horizontal axes to operate the cutters, vertical shafts carrying said arms and arranged 'substantially in alinement with opposite edges of the sole of the shoe at the heel breast line, and a device angularly to adjust the shafts simultaneously in opposite directions to change the direction of movement of the cutters.

54. A machine of the class described havlng, in combination, a pair of oppositely disposed cutters, arms carrying the cutters and mounted to rock about horizontal axes to move the cutters toward each other, and means simultaneously to adjust t-he arms angularly to change the position of said horizontal axes to change the direction of movement of the cutters.

55. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a pair of oppositely disposed cutters, a pair of arms carrying the respective cutters and arranged to rock about horizontal axes to cause the cutters to enter opposite edges of a sole presented thereto, a pair of vertical shafts carrying the arms and arranged substantially in alinement with the respective cutters in their initial cutting position, and means angularly to adjust the shafts to change the direction of movement of the cutters.

5G. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a pair of oppositely disposed outters, arms carrying the cuttersand arranged to rock about horizontal axes to cause the cutters to enter the substance of a work-piece, vertical shafts carrying the arms and arranged substantially in alinement with the cutters in their initial cutting position, and a device angularly to adjust the shafts simultaneously in opposite directions to change the direction of movement of the cutters.

57. In a heel seat fitting machine, a knife arranged to move laterally of the sole of the shoe to make a heel breastreceiving cut, said knife having intersecting cutting edges arranged so that one of said edges enters the rand crease of the shoe at the commencement of the out and the other enters the sole at a substantial angle to its surface, and adjustable means for varying the pathof movement of the knife about an aXis extending substantially perpendicularly to the sole.

58. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a support for a shoe, means for forming incisions at the heel breast line in the sole of a shoe supported thereby, a cutter, and means for inserting the cutter into said incisions and for then relatively moving the shoe and the cutter to cause the cutter to operate rearwardly of the shoe to remove surplus material about the periphery of the sole to lit it for the attachment of a heel.

59. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a support for a shoe, oppositely disposed knives operative to form shoulders on opposite sides of the sole of a shoe supported thereby, a trimming device, and means for inserting said device into the incisions made by said knives in forming said shoulders and for relatively moving the shoe and said device to cause the device to cut rearwardly of the shoe to remove surplus material to fit the sole for the attachment of the heel.

60. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, means for forming incisions in the sole of a shoe at opposite sides of the shoe on the heel breast line, a movable carriage, a presser foot and a cutting device mounted on the carriage, mechanically controlled means for bringing the presser' foot and the cutting device into engagement with the sole of a shoe with the cutting device in said incisions, and means for operating the carriage to cause the presser foot and the cutting device to co-operate in removing surplus material from the rear end of the sole with a cut"begfinning, substantially at the heel breastiline'. 1

61.V A machine froperating' upon the soles of boots and shoes having,` in combination, a support fora shoe to which a sole has been attached, a shaft, a knife, connections be- ,tween the knife and the `shaft arrangedpto support the knife for arcuate movement about the shaft, and means for moving said knife arranged to cause the knife to enter the outer edge of thesole and pass' inwardly toward the center thereof to cut the sole so as to form an abutment designed to co-operate with the corresponding part of a heel to be attached to the shoe.

62. A machine for operating upon the soles of boots and shoes comprising, in combination, la support for ashoe to which a sole has been attached, a knife carrier adjustable vertically with respect to said sole, and a knife n pivotally mounted upon said carrier and constructed and arranged to' enter theouter edge of the sole and toA move inwardly,cutting the sole to form an abutment adjacent to the heel-breast line designed tov co-ope'rate with the corresponding'k portion of a heel to be attached to the'shoe.

63. A machine for Voperating upon the soles of boots and shoes comprising a support for a shoe to which a sole has beenattache'd, a shaft, a lever fulcrumed on said shaft, and a knife carried by the lever and mounted for arcuate reciprocating movement about said shaft and arranged to cut inwardly from the outer edge of the sole at an acute'angle tothe longitudinal axis of the sole to form' an abutment adjacent to the heel-breast line designed to co-o'peratewith the corresponding portion of a'heel to be attached to the shoe.

64,V A machine for operatingu'pon the soles of boots and shoes comprising, inco'mbin'ation, a support for a shoe to which'a sole has been attached arranged to hold said shoe in inverted position, a support above said sole, knives pivotally mounted upon said support, and means, for rocking said knives arranged to cause the knives to eutV through the sole from the outer edges toward the central portion thereof to form abutments designed to co-operate with a corresponding portion of a heel to be attached to the shoe.

65. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, means for distorting the heel seat portion of the sole of a shoe arranged to force the peripheral lportion of the heel seat out of the plane of the median portion thereof, a pair of knives movable toward each other and arranged to enter the oppo- .was

j A..heol seat fitting machine having, in comhination, aknife, means for moving the lengthwise `,of .the Asole of a shoe presentedtpuzthe machine te cause Ythe knife to r trimsurplus material from the rear end and '5 the Bide edges of the heel seat of the sole, and

a of knives arranged for movement towqgdcach other transversely of the sole of bedingte form a pair of heel breast receiviqfiqhoulders .at the heel breast line of the `msoecftheshoe Y 0,7. That improvement in methods of fitheel-seats of shoes for the attachment ,of heels which isl characterized by" the l performance of substantially the entire op- `5 eratlon of trimming surplus material from thei iphery of the heel-seat of a sole after the. orepart of the sole is attached to a shoe and 1while vthe heel-seat portion of the sole so from the vicinity of the breast line of the sole tothe portion of the sole which is being Atrimmed. isv under tension lengthwise of the A heelseat fitting machine having shoespositioning means, aY trimming cutter, means for o ratn the cutter to trim su-r` plus materia from t eperiphery of the heelseat` portion of afsole attached to a shoe, and mams@ `tension the heel-seat portion of the solo, lengthwise thereofy rom the vicinity o `breast line of the sole to the portion of .the sole which is being trimmed, during subthe entire trimmin operation.

heel-Seat ttingmsiine having, in

u combination, shoeostloning means, a trim means or moving the knife `rearmaagd 'yto trim suY lusmaterial from the pcriphgry of the hee seat portionof a sole attached to a shoe, and means including the to tensionfthe YhceLseat ortion of the o solo immediately forwardly o the sole from the knife as substantially the entire trimming operation is performed. t

Inhtastmony whereof I have signed my 45 Mmelto this specification. Y

i {EDNA A. PERRY, t Ememtrmof theV Will of Frederick H. Perry. 

